Dead alewife fish line Lake Erie shores due to excessive ice cover over winter. BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you been fishing or walking along the Lake Erie shoreline, you might have noticed an unpleasant sight ...

Dunkirk officials hope to see a mixed-use residential and retail project on land that the city has owned for more than 40 years.

As Santer could have told you without looking it up, Michigan has a small footprint on the shoreline of Lake Erie, a mere 54 miles. New York has 20 ... in Lansing has a map from 1656 highlighting ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — What seemed like another large ship stranded in the ice on Lake Erie Monday wasn’t actually ... said Lou Paonessa from the New York Power Authority.

The Buffalo Sewer Authority had 20 years and $380 million to reduce the amount of raw sewage overflows plaguing the city. Now ...

When the Erie Canal opened in 1825, it was an immediate success and led to the growth of the Empire State. A new series dives ...

Happy birthday, Syracuse! You are officially 200 years old. Our first step toward becoming a major Upstate New York city ...

Our first step toward becoming a major Upstate New York city began ... a blaze. The Erie Canal officially opened on October 26, 1825, connecting Syracuse with Buffalo and Lake Erie to the west ...

The greatest challenge was elevation: Lake Erie, the canal’s western terminus, is more than 570 feet above sea level. The Hudson River at Waterford, New York, the eastern terminus, is a mere 16. ...